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.Dd January 13, 2003
.Dt _LWP_SELF 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm _lwp_self
.Nd get light-weight process identification
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In lwp.h
.Ft lwpid_t
.Fn _lwp_self void
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Fn _lwp_self
returns the LWP ID of the calling LWP.
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn _lwp_self
function is always successful, and no return value is reserved to indicate
an error.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr _lwp_create 2
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Fn _lwp_self
system call first appeared in
.Nx 2.0 .
